micro 2 exam 1 jeopardy

Question 1

anaerobic blood agar that is best for GPC and used for hemolysis

Answer 1

CDC

Question 2

genus containing spore forming anaerobic gram positive bacilli

Answer 2

clostridium

Question 3

anaerobic organism that exhibits double zone hemolysis on anaerobic blood agar

Answer 3

clostridium perfringens

Question 4

gram negative anaerobic bacillus with tapered ends

Answer 4

fusobacertium nucleatum

Question 5

most likely organism in the following culture:
1/4 blood culture bottles with small anaerobic GPB growing that is catalase pos and spot indole pos

Answer 5

propionibacterium acnes

Question 6

acid fast staining method that uses heat to drive carbolfuschin into mycobacterial cells

Answer 6

ziehl-neelson

Question 7

slow-growing mycobacteria which may be buff/tan when growing in the dark and yellow when exposed to light

Answer 7

photochromogen

Question 8

two tests that use whole blood to detect cell mediated immunity to tuberculosis

Answer 8

quantiferon gold (QFT) and T-spot

Question 9

biosafety level for working in mycobacteria

Answer 9

bsl 3 or 2 with 3 practices

Question 10

nicacin, nitrate and Cat-68 results for M. tuberculosis

Answer 10

pos pos neg

Question 11

organisms that are incapable of replication outside of al iving host cell

Answer 11

obligate intracellular bacteria

Question 12

the infectious form of chlamydia

Answer 12

elementary body

Question 13

type of cells used for culture of chlamydia

Answer 13

McCoy cells

Question 14

infection spread by Dermacentor tick carrying Rickettsia ricketsii

Answer 14

rocky mountain spotted fever

Question 15

infection caused by inhalation of Coxiella burnetii when working with infected animals

Answer 15

Q-fever

Question 16

disease caused by BOrrelia recurrentis

Answer 16

relapsing fever

Question 17

symptoms include appearance of erythema migrans-ring like rash at the site of tick bite

Answer 17

lyme disease

Question 18

organism that is associated with cold agglutinins in the blood bank lab

Answer 18

mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 19

Organism has spirals that are close together resembling chains of cocci and has ‘hooks’ on the end

Answer 19

Leptospira

Question 20

Non-treponemal tests that detect reaginic antibodies

Answer 20

VRDL

RPR

Question 21

Stain used for thick and thin smears for laboratory diagnosis of Relapsing Fever

Answer 21

Wright-Giemsa

Question 22

Respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 22

Walking pneumonia
(Atypical pneumonia)

Question 23

Organism growth on SP4 media has the appearance of ‘fried eggs’.

Answer 23

Mycoplasma hominis

Question 24

Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma organism that is significant due to infection of the fetus

Answer 24

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Question 25

The type of swab that is acceptable for Mycoplasma testing

Answer 25

calcium alginate swab with plastic shaft
- not cotton